Assessment and Intervention Planning Flashcards

Which tool visually maps a client's relationships with external systems such as school, church, and employment, showing the strength and flow of energy?

Answer: Ecomap

An ecomap shows the client's connections to outside systems and resources, including stressful or supportive ties.

A social worker wants to trace patterns of substance use across three generations of a family. Which tool is most appropriate?

Answer: Genogram

A genogram shows family structure and patterns across generations, such as addiction, illness, or conflict.

Which goal statement best meets SMART criteria?

Answer: Client will attend 4 of 4 weekly support group sessions in the next month.

This goal is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.

During an initial assessment, a client discloses current suicidal thoughts. What should the social worker do FIRST?

Answer: Assess for a plan, means, intent, and timeline

Immediate safety comes first, so the worker must assess the lethality of the risk before anything else.

What is the main purpose of collecting a baseline measurement before an intervention starts?

Answer: To compare later progress against the starting level

A baseline gives a reference point so the worker can tell whether the intervention leads to change.

The Person-in-Environment (PIE) perspective mainly directs the social worker to:

Answer: Consider the client in the context of their social, cultural, and physical environment

PIE looks at how individuals and their environments interact and shape each other.

Who should take the lead in setting intervention goals in a client-centered plan?

Answer: The client, working together with the social worker

Self-determination means the client and worker set goals together, guided by the client's priorities.